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Kingdom of Jerusalem

Type Object Region West Asia Time 1099–1291

A Latin Christian Crusader state founded in 1099 after the First Crusade captured Jerusalem, combining feudal fiefs with court administration, consol…

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  1. 1099–1100Jerusalem · PalestineAfter the Crusaders captured Jerusalem in July 1099, Godfrey of Bouillon governed as 'Defender of the Holy Sepulchre,' establishing Latin Church political dominance in the Holy Land and laying the foundation for the kingdom's administration and fief grants.
  2. 1100–1105Jerusalem–Jaffa · PalestineBaldwin I was crowned King of Jerusalem in 1100, conquering coastal strongholds such as Jaffa and Acre and integrating vassals in Galilee and east of the Jordan, converting the nominal defender system into hereditary kingship, and repelling Fatimid counterattacks several times between 1101 and 1105.
  3. 1101–1110core territory of the Kingdom of Jerusalem · LevantOver this decade the kingdom formed a 'king–great lords–church' triangular governance: the court had a constable and chancellor handling diplomacy and finance, fiefs such as Galilee, Jaffa, and Caesarea owed military service to the king, and a loose confederation with Latin vassal states such as Antioch and Tripoli emerged.
  4. 1110–1118Jerusalem · PalestineIn the 1110s Baldwin I continued expanding toward Sidon and Tyre; after his death in 1118 Baldwin II succeeded him, and the kingdom's institutions and cooperation with church-military orders were further institutionalized.

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